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    [Noun]  | "pa*per" | \ ˈpā-pər \


    1: a felted sheet of usually vegetable fibers laid down on a fine screen from a water suspension

    2: a similar sheet of other material (such as plastic)

    3: a piece of paper

    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English papir, from Anglo-French, from Latin papyrus papyrus, paper, from Greek papyros papyrus;

    [Noun]  | "paper birch" 


    1: a North American birch (Betula papyrifera) with peeling white bark and toothed ovate leaves

    Origin: 1791 ;

    [Noun]  | "paper chromatography" 


    1: chromatography that uses paper strips or sheets as the adsorbent stationary phase through which a solution flows

    Origin: 1947 ;

    [Noun]  | "paper clip" 


    1: a length of wire bent into flat loops that is used to hold papers together

    Origin: 1851 ;

    [Noun]  | "paper cutter" 


    1: paper knife

    2: a machine or device for cutting or trimming sheets of paper to required dimensions

    Origin: 1771 ;

    [Noun]  | "paper knife" 


    1: a knife for slitting envelopes or uncut pages

    2: the knife of a paper cutter

    Origin: 1789 ;

    [Noun]  | "paper money" 


    1: money consisting of government notes and banknotes

    2: bank money

    Origin: 1691 ;

    [Noun]  | "paper mulberry" 


    1: an Asian tree (Broussonetia papyrifera) of the mulberry family that is widely grown as a shade tree

    Origin: 1769 ;

    [Verb]  | "paper" 


    1: to put down or describe in writing

    2: to fold or enclose in paper

    3: to cover or line with paper; especially : to apply wallpaper to

    Origin: 1594 ;

    [Adjective]  | "paper" 


    1: made of paper, cardboard, or papier-mâché

    2: papery

    3: of or relating to clerical work or written communication

    Origin: 1549 ;

    [Noun]  | "paper" 


    1: a piece of paper with information written or to be written on it;


      * e.g., " ... handed in the correct papers "



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    2: a publication that appears at regular intervals;


      * e.g., " ... we get the paper every morning "



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    3: a short piece of writing done as a school exercise;


      * e.g., " ... write a paper about your favorite author "



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    [Noun]  | "paper money" 


    1: as in dead presidents, scrips;


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    [Adjective]  | "paper" 


    1: being something in name or form only;


      * e.g., " ... there's a paper boycott of that company's products that nobody seems to be honoring "



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    [Adjective]  | "paper-thin" 


    1: being of less than usual width;


      * e.g., " ... since the wall separating our cubicles is paper-thin, I get way too much information about my coworker's love life "




    [Verb]  | "paper over" 


    1: to dismiss as of little importance;


      * e.g., " ... the differences between the two factions are too great to be papered over in the name of party unity "




    2: to keep secret or shut off from view;


      * e.g., " ... the company tried to paper over its red ink, issuing assurances that it was still financially sound "



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     [ "paper" ]

    1: Slang term for "money".

      * e.g.,  ... "I take that papuh." 

     [ "paper" ]

    1: Slang for money.

      * e.g.,  ... When you got that much paper you gotta hold it down." - Prodigy "Stuck On You" 

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    1: used to defeat rock in a game

      * e.g.,  ... aha! my paper beat your rock! 

     [ "paper" ]

    1: those little skinny things people used to write on before computers came along.

      * e.g.,  ... "I found some paper in my basement!" 

     [ "paper" ]

    1: acid....lsd

      * e.g.,  ... im in a band of gypsies...were on the run...everytime that paper hits my tongue 

     [ "paper" ]

    1: money derived from hustling, stealing,

      * e.g.,  ... That ho knows its all about the paper. 

     [ "paper" ]

    2: prostitution or selling drugs

     [ "paper" ]

    1:  Money

      * e.g.,  ... Person 1: You got tha chronic? 

     [ "paper" ]

    2:  Rizler - What you role joints with

      * e.g.,  ... Person 2: Yeah man you got tha paper? 

     [ "paper" ]

    3:  What you buy some drugs, usually heroin, in

      * e.g.,  ... Person 1: Yeah lets role this bitch 

     [ "paper" ]

    4:  Prison term for parol

     [ "paper" ]

    1:  Money

      * e.g.,  ... I gotta hustle to get that paper. 

     [ "paper" ]

    2:  Prison slang for probation/parole.

      * e.g.,  ... After I do my time, I'm on paper for two years. 

     [ "paper" ]

    1:  Cash

      * e.g.,  ...  I've gotta get a job so I can get some paper flowin. 

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    2:  A small amount of drugs, usually $10 worth of heroin, sold in a fold of paper. See Paper Boy.

      * e.g.,  ...  Me and my friend blew a paper of junk. 

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    1: (n) A stock share, usually referring to a low-valued issue, or one with many shares outstanding.

      * e.g.,  ... There is a lot of worthless Nortel paper out there. 

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